Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
(KAIST)
About
KAIST is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research-oriented science and engineering institution. KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education, and hosts the Secretariat of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). KAIST has 10,504 full-time students and 1,342 faculty researchers and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, of which US$459 million was from research contracts.
Ranked Top 100 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 61 subject rankings
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31 subjectsTHE
7 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 32 | 84.2 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 32 | 78.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | =72 | 66.2 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 78 | 65.1 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 176–200 | 47.3 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 176–200 | 41.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 401–500 | 34.6 | 2026 |
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23 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 50 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 62 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 63 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 64 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 70 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Artificial Intelligence | =101 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Optics | 103 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Engineering | 126 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =134 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Mechanical Engineering | =139 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | 145 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Energy and Fuels | =148 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | =150 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | =159 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =168 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Physics | =177 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 204 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Polymer Science | =212 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Civil Engineering | 250 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Economics and Business | =307 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 369 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =514 | 59.3 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =638 | 59.3 | 2026 |